AI model news: releases, price changes and outages

Every model release, price change and official incident we track, newest first. Each item links to its official source.

November 2026

  1. OpenAI status: elevated error rates across paid ChatGPT plansNovember 4, 2026 · Official incident · OpenAI · Source ↗

October 2026

  1. xAI cuts Grok 4.7 Batch API price by 20%October 29, 2026 · Price change · xAI · Source ↗
  2. OpenAI status: degraded model performance for GPT-6.1 SolOctober 27, 2026 · Official incident · OpenAI · Source ↗
  3. Anthropic status: elevated errors for Claude Sonnet 5.5October 27, 2026 · Official incident · Anthropic · Source ↗
  4. Anthropic status: elevated errors for Claude Fable 5.1October 25, 2026 · Official incident · Anthropic · Source ↗
  5. Anthropic status: elevated errors for Claude Opus 5.5October 24, 2026 · Official incident · Anthropic · Source ↗
  6. Anthropic status: elevated errors for Claude Fable 5 and Fable 5.1October 24, 2026 · Official incident · Anthropic · Source ↗
  7. OpenAI status: elevated error rates for GPT-5.6 Luna API requestsOctober 21, 2026 · Official incident · OpenAI · Source ↗
  8. Anthropic status: degraded performance for Claude Fable 5October 21, 2026 · Official incident · Anthropic · Source ↗
  9. OpenAI status: degraded performance in ChatGPT, Codex and the APIOctober 20, 2026 · Official incident · OpenAI · Source ↗
  10. OpenAI status: degraded performance in Codex and ChatGPT WorkOctober 14, 2026 · Official incident · OpenAI · Source ↗
  11. Anthropic status: elevated errors for Claude Opus 5.5October 6, 2026 · Official incident · Anthropic · Source ↗
  12. Mistral Large 4 released in public previewOctober 6, 2026 · Release · Mistral · Source ↗
  13. Anthropic status: elevated errors for Claude Mythos 5.1 and Fable 5.1October 5, 2026 · Official incident · Anthropic · Source ↗

September 2026

  1. Gemini 4 Argon announced (limited partner access only)September 30, 2026 · Release · Google · Source ↗
  2. GPT-6.1 Sol releasedSeptember 29, 2026 · Release · OpenAI · Source ↗
  3. OpenAI status: elevated errors across ChatGPT, Codex and the APISeptember 29, 2026 · Official incident · OpenAI · Source ↗
  4. Claude Sonnet 5.5 releasedSeptember 28, 2026 · Release · Anthropic · Source ↗
  5. OpenAI status: elevated error rates on GPT-6 Astra ProSeptember 24, 2026 · Official incident · OpenAI · Source ↗
  6. Claude Opus 5.5 releasedSeptember 22, 2026 · Release · Anthropic · Source ↗
  7. GPT-6 Sol and Luna releasedSeptember 22, 2026 · Release · OpenAI · Source ↗
  8. Grok 4.7 releasedSeptember 21, 2026 · Release · xAI · Source ↗
  9. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash releasedSeptember 10, 2026 · Release · DeepSeek · Source ↗
  10. OpenAI status: elevated errors across ChatGPT and CodexSeptember 3, 2026 · Official incident · OpenAI · Source ↗
  11. GPT-6 Astra releasedSeptember 3, 2026 · Release · OpenAI · Source ↗
  12. Gemini 3.8 Flash releasedSeptember 2, 2026 · Release · Google · Source ↗
  13. Claude Fable 5.1 and Mythos 5.1 releasedSeptember 1, 2026 · Release · Anthropic · Source ↗

August 2026

  1. Anthropic status: elevated errors on requests to multiple modelsAugust 20, 2026 · Official incident · Anthropic · Source ↗
  2. Anthropic status: degraded performance for multiple modelsAugust 18, 2026 · Official incident · Anthropic · Source ↗
  3. Anthropic status: degraded performance for Claude Opus 5 and Sonnet 5August 17, 2026 · Official incident · Anthropic · Source ↗
  4. Anthropic status: service disruption on Claude servicesAugust 16, 2026 · Official incident · Anthropic · Source ↗
  5. Anthropic status: elevated errors for Claude Fable 5August 14, 2026 · Official incident · Anthropic · Source ↗
  6. Gemini 3.7 Flash releasedAugust 13, 2026 · Release · Google · Source ↗
  7. DeepSeek V4 Pro generally availableAugust 13, 2026 · Release · DeepSeek · Source ↗

July 2026

  1. OpenAI cuts GPT-5.6 Terra and Luna pricesJuly 30, 2026 · Price change · OpenAI · Source ↗
  2. Claude Opus 5 releasedJuly 24, 2026 · Release · Anthropic · Source ↗
  3. Gemini 3.6 Flash and 3.5 Flash-Lite releasedJuly 21, 2026 · Release · Google · Source ↗
  4. Claude Fable 5 access restored globallyJuly 1, 2026 · Release · Anthropic · Source ↗

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